how long until silicone dries and i can fill up my tank?

AquariumNoob13

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• Feb 18, 2008

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alright, so for those of you that didn't know, the 75gal i bought sprung a huge leak and i just finished taking off all silicone and replacing it with GE silicone I for windows and doors. my question now is how long should i wait before adding water to the tank again? (of course i'm only going to add a little at a time to make sure the replacement silicone holds)

 

Bk718

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• Feb 18, 2008

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wait 24-48hrs but to be safe you can wait a whole week.

 

AquariumNoob13

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• Feb 18, 2008

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alright. thanks.

 

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• Feb 18, 2008

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If you can still smell the vinegar smell of the silicone, its not done curing. Until that odor is gone, don't even think about it.

 

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• Feb 18, 2008

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72 hours

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• Feb 18, 2008

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I usually wait 48-72 hours before test-fill.

 

AquariumNoob13

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• Feb 19, 2008

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its been 4 days for half of the tank and 3 days for the other half. if i have time tomorrow i'm going to add about a 1/4 inch water above my substrate so i can see if the silicone fixed the leak from where i THOUGHT it was coming from. (but just to be safe i patched up the whole tank)